Butler Memorial Hospital Wins HeartFlow CT Quality Award
Butler Memorial Hospital’s radiology & diagnostic imaging department and cardiology team received the HeartFlow CT Quality Award in the fourth quarter of 2022.
Recipients of the HeartFlow CT Quality Award are determined based on metrics assessing the quality and adoption of a medical center’s cardiovascular imaging program, according to a Thursday, April 6, news release from Butler Health System.
Recipients of the award are in the top 22% of global medical centers providing patients with a better pathway for identifying and understanding their heart health by utilizing coronary CT and the HeartFlow Analysis. The HeartFlow Analysis aids physicians in the diagnoses of coronary artery disease, which is the most common form of heart disease.
The HeartFlow Analysis takes data from a patient’s non-invasive coronary CTA and leverages algorithms trained using artificial intelligence and trained analysts to create a personalized, digital 3D model of the patient’s coronary arteries. It then uses computer algorithms to simulate blood flow and assess the impact of blockages on blood flow to the heart.
Within hours, the HeartFlow Analysis is provided to the patient’s physician via a secure web interface, and provides information on the extent of a patient’s arterial blockage and the impact the blockage has on blood flow to the heart, the news release said.
